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Turkey: Five soldiers and five rebels killed in clashes says army
(AKI) Four Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK rebels in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Wednesday and another soldier was killed when a military helicopter crashed, said an army statement, quoted by Turkish daily Hurriyet's website.Another soldier was killed and 15 others were slightly wounded, including a brigade general, when a helicopter bringing reinforcements to the combat zone crashed due to a technical fault, the army statement said. The five PKK rebels were killed in operations in two separate provinces near the Iraqi border - Hakkari and Sirnak - the army said. Eighteen PKK militants were killed in military operations carried out in the region after the clashes, Hurriyet reported. Turkey, a NATO member has staged almost daily artillery operations and airstrikes against PKK rebels in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq since a PKK attack killed 17 soldiers earlier this month, the worst attack on the military in over a year. PKK rebels have stepped up their deadly attacks against Turkish security forces in recent weeks. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-17 |
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